After our X-men theme week, we return to Gamma Squad’s regular Friday comic book cosplay feature, spotlighting the best superhero (and villain) related costuming from the cosplay community. The last few weeks have seen lots of activity in the cosplay community at cons , with events organized by groups like TheSuperheroCostumingForum.com, so we look forward to spotlighting some of these activities over the coming weeks.
Gamma Squad is committed to giving a voice to the cosplay community. Each week we spotlight our favorite costumes and each month we host a cosplay contest. We’ll be picking a theme for each month and inviting cosplayers, costumers and photographers to submit related pictures of their work to our Flickr group to be considered. We’ll then pick our top choices and post them on Gamma Squad for the adoration of all.
The theme for this month is:

Direct from the MC2 universe steps Shannon Carter AKA American Dream. There’s a lot of Rile 63 Caps around, but this take on an established character definitely stands out. A great costume and a great shot.

Based on the Ame-Comi range of figures from DC, this is a different take on Mera, but definitely one of the most outstanding costumes out there. It’s amazing what cosplayers can produce with a little bit of craft foam and a huge amount of creativity.

So much impressive cosplay on display here, it wouldn’t be fair to single anyone out. But extra points have to go for the nice composition of the shot. That’s one imposing looking Galactus! Thanks to Mockingnerd for the submission!

Jessica Drew’s seen something of a revival at Marvel over the past few years, so it’s small surprise that cosplayers have followed the lead and promoted the character to one of the most popular comic costumes. This version definitely hits all the right notes.